Welcome to "The Club 400 Podcast," where guests Bob Ibach and Tony Garofalo take you on a nostalgic journey through the unforgettable 1984 Chicago Cubs season. Join us as we share captivating stories, behind-the-scenes insights, and celebrate the team that captured the hearts of Cubs fans everywhere. Plus, stay tuned for exciting announcements about our upcoming Club 400 event – the biggest and best one yet! Find out who will be joining us and get all the details you need for this can’t-miss celebration.

The great Danny Rockett joins us tonight to breakdown Ranterfest 2024 and we also discuss details on the 1984 Chicago Cubs Reunion. Check out our facebook page for daily updates on the 1984 Party.

In 1984, the Chicago Cubs were on the brink of going to the World Series, changing the culture of the lovable losers forever. This podcast is the most important one we have done yet!

Every once in a while you get the chance to meet someone who has a dream and gets to the mountain top. Our good friend Beau Spencer Thompson, is getting to the top of the mountain on Friday. Tune in to hear the story.

As spring training comes to a close, 2024 was probably the best spring training ever. Here is a recap of the good, the bad and the ugly. 

In one of his super rare public appearance, former Cubs great Shawon Dunston came to Club 400 to celebrate the 50th birthday of Mr. Club 400. Dunston had an amazing Q&A, hosted by Justin Roman, host of the MVP Game and The ROMANce Podcast, which you can here for the first time since September. Also, fun fact, the original Shawon-O-Meter was at the party as well!

"Goin' to Kansas City

It has been a while since we had a player on and on the podcast and we have former Cubs centerfielder Brian McRae braking down the upcoming Club 400 trip to Kansas City in July to see the Cubs for probably the last series at Kaufman Stadium.

After staying away from Chicago for a multitude of reasons, Sammy Sosa has announced his return to the Windy City to sign autographs at the Chicago Sports Spectacular in mid-March. We also did a recap of the best convention in sports, the 2024 Chicago Cubs Convention.

One weekend, three places at once...we had people at a comedy show with Joe Kilgallon, we attended Joey's Song and raised $2,600 for the Rose Family and hosted Dorothy's Last Call - a tribute to one of the greatest Cubs fans ever - Dorothy Farrell.

As discussed in this podcast, the Club 400 Christmas Party is the social event of the year. This year the recipient of the 2023 Christmas Surprise was Club 400 OG Ruth Pea. The Palatine Pounder Mike Tauchman, Cubs Hitting Coach John Malee, Former Cubs Centerfielder Brian McRae, Wayne and Kathleen Messmer, John Benedeck, Danny Rockett and many others graced the halls of Club 400!